What year is it anyway?

So rumor has it today ends something and tomorrow starts something new.

Personally I don’t get it.

What does January 1st start anyway, other that an arbitrary calendar? I mean some dude with a god complex and the money and political clout to back it says: “Name a month after me, and make it the first one!” and suddenly we all think a day plop in the middle of winter means something! Frankly I am surprised we are not celebrating Bush 1st as the New Year these days!

That said, I will be the good boy, stop my whining and pretend it actually means something.

My year in review:

Nothing much happened.

A little more of nothing.

Wrote some decent blog posts.

Continued to not earn an income.

Started a book and began working on one previously started.

Got an iPhone.

Met some amazing people.

Didn’t have a heart attack.

Left my house once or twice.

More nothing.

Learned a lot about my self.

More decent blog posts.

Some more nothing.

All in all a very good year!

Seriously while I can not specifically point out highlights of my year, it has more to do with how I think than that they did not exist. I am a very now focused person, so the past quickly becomes out of mind for me. That does not mean I do not remember things, just that they stay foggy unless specifically needed. I can easier display what I have gained from the year by what I have learned (or relearned):

Now on to the Resolution thang. Basically I have only ever kept one New Year’s Resolution: the one that said I would never make another New Year’s Resolution. But I do have some expectations:

The world will NOT end. My take (from a recent status I posted on FB): You know why the world is not going to end in the near future? Because humanity hasn’t gotten a clue yet. The moment everyone finally gets it … that is when the world will end.

Happy New Day! That IS good. I think everypers on entitled to do what they want with resolutions. I don’t make them because they feel artificial for ME. I’m a goal setter…so a resolution is no different. I do REFLECT in January though…just to get my bearings. All the best to you.

I am with you. You are either a goal setter or you are not. A resolution is just a goal. Nothing wrong with using convenient dates like the first of a month so it is easier to keep track of progress. I just don’t get why Jan 1 is so special 🙂 But if it works for others that is all that really matters!